Introduction to Global Politics

Steven L. Lamy is Professor Emeritus of International Relations, Environmental Studies, and Spatial Sciences in the School of International Relations at the University of Southern California.John S. Masker is Associate Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Temple University.John Baylis is Emeritus Professor at Swansea University.Sir Steve Smith is Vice Chancellor and Professor of International Relations at the University of Exeter.Patricia Owens is Professor of International Relations and Fellow of Somerville College at the University of Oxford.

• About the AuthorsMaps of the WorldPrefacePART I: FOUNDATIONS OF GLOBAL POLITICS CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL POLITICS: John Baylis, Anthony McGrew, Steve Smith, Steven L. Lamy, and John MaskerIntroductionInternational Relations and Global PoliticsGlobal ActorsGlobal IssuesTheories of Global PoliticsWhat Are Theories?Theoretical Traditions in International RelationsThe Rise of RealismRival TheoriesResearch Approaches: Historical, Social Scientific, and ConstructivistThe Historical ApproachThe Social Scientific Approach: Levels of AnalysisThe Constructivist ApproachDimensions of GlobalizationConclusionWHAT'S TRENDING? The End of Peace?THINKING ABOUT GLOBAL POLITICS Understanding and Resolving International ConflictsCHAPTER 2. THE EVOLUTION OF GLOBAL POLITICS: David Armstrong, Michael Cox, Len Schoot, Steven L. Lamy, and John MaskerIntroductionThe Significance of the Peace of WestphaliaRevolutionary WarsWorld Wars: Modern and TotalLegacies and Consequences of European ColonialismCol WarOnset of the Cold WarConflict, Confrontration, and CompromiseThe Rise and Fall of DetenteFrom Detente to a Second Cold WarFrom the End of the Cold War to the War on TerrorismGlobalization: Challenging the International Order?From Superpower to Hyperpower: US PrimacyEurope in the New World SystemRussia: From Yeltsin to PutinEast Asia: Primed from Rivalry?Latin America: Becoming Global PlayersThe War on Terrorism: From 9/11 to Iraq, Afghanistan, and SyriaConclusionFEATURESTHEORY IN PRACTICE Percenption, Continuity, and Change After January 20, 2009CASE STUDY The Forgotten Genocides: German Colonialism After the Berlin ConferenceWHAT'S TRENDING? The End of Peace?THINKING ABOUT GLOBAL POLITICS Understanding and Resolving International ConflictsCHAPTER 3. REALISM, LIBERALISM, AND CRITICAL THEORIES: Tim Dunne, Brian C. Schmidt, Stephen Hobden, Richard Wyn Jones, Steve Smith, Steven L. Lamy, and John Masker IntroductionWhat Is Realism?The Essential RealismStatismSurvivalSelf-HelpOne Realism or Many?Classical RealismStructural Realism, or NeorealismContemporary Realist Challenges to Structural RealismWhat Theory Tells Us About PolicyWhat Is Liberalism?Defining LiberalismThe Essential LiberalismNeoliberalismLiberalism in PracticeWhat Theory Tells Us About PolicyCritical TheoriesThe Essential MarxismThird World SocialistsFeminist TheoryWhat Theory Tells Us About PolicyConstructivismConclusionFEATURES CASE STUDY The Power of Ideas: Politics and NeoliberalismTHEORY IN PRACTICE What Makes a Theory

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